The Frick Collection

Internationally recognized as a premier museum and research center, the Frick is known for its distinguished Old Master paintings and outstanding examples of European sculpture and decorative arts.

The Frick Collection is an art museum on Manhattan's Upper East Side that is home to Henry Clay Frick's collection of works. Frick began acquiring his personal collection in the 1800s after striking it big in the steel industry in Pennsylvania. The Frick is considered to have a small but extremely high-quality and well-respected art collection, including pieces by Johannes Vermeer, Giovanni Bellini, and Rembrandt.

The collection originated with Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919), who bequeathed his home, paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts to the public for their enjoyment. The institution’s holdings—which encompass masterworks from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century—have grown over the decades, more than doubling in size since the opening of the museum in 1935. A critical component of the institution is the Frick Art Research Library, founded in 1920 by Helen Clay Frick, daughter of the museum’s founder. Recognized as one of the world’s top art history research centers, it has served students, scholars, and members of the public free of charge for generations.